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Winner — 2020

Harishankar Yadav
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 42.7%LJP 31.3%4 others 26.0%
Votes
67,757
42.7% share
Winning margin
17,965
11.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
53.5%
of 2,96,780

A clear win with a 11.3% margin.

Seat history

4 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.80 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Harishankar Yadav
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
67,75742.7%
2
Manoj Kumar Singh
Lok Janshakti Party
49,79231.4%
3
Rajeshwar Chauhan
NDA
26,16216.5%
4
Vinay Kumar Pandey
BSP
5,2953.3%
5
Mohamad Kaif Samsir
5,1793.3%
NOTA
NOTA
4,6552.9%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (203rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 0.6% · max 47.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
203rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
210th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
98th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 42.7%LJP 31.4%JD(U) 16.5%OTH 6.6%NOTA 2.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.80 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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